qaid jab hum pe lagi wusat-e-daman ke liye
kitni kasrat se khile phul gulistan ke liye

wo munajaten kahan hain tere ehsan ke liye
kasrat-e-shauq nahin aalam-e-hirman ke liye

jaise har husn se mumtaz hai wo husn tamam
hum hain eazaz ke qabil nahin jaanan ke liye

qarin-e-nigah-e-naz hi samjhe wo khat
surkh doron mein jo tahrir hai arman ke liye

rind lae mai-o-saghar ki hasin tashbihen
istiara nigah-e-husn thi paikan ke liye

khauf kya ho rah-e-tarik-e-bayaban ka hamein
kam nahin kirmak-e-shab-tab charaghan ke liye

ashk-e-gham roke rahen faqa-guzaron se kaho
pani gulkhan se chala nuh ke tufan ke liye

ki na jab ahl-e-siyasat ne sitam se tauba
hum utare gae is qaum-e-bad-unwan ke liye

dar jahan-e-gul-e-be-khar nachidast kase
gham na kar 'mani'-e-nashtar-kash-e-dauran ke liye